Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

55 reviews

peso's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I hate Snow so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Abandonment, Child death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, War, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Addiction, Death, and Grief

mo_za11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, War, Torture, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

abbeerambles's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I know not every book needs a happy ending. I know I went into this already aware of who Snow would become. But the final chapter still hurt my heart. I would gladly read a book about every single Game, or any more books in the universe. Even from Snow's perspective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

lutheranjulia's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, War, Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, Addiction, and Cannibalism